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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The author believes that a well-drawn representation of a house inspires observers to do what?
(a) Cherish their own homes.
(b) Yearn for the childhood house.
(c) Daydream or contemplate.
(d) Build a dream house.

2. According to Bachelin, which is the oldest season?
(a) Winter.
(b) Summer.
(c) Autumn.
(d) Spring.

3. In the works of Edgar Allan Poe, murder and mayhem usually occur where?
(a) In childhood homes.
(b) In criminal cellars.
(c) In the imagination.
(d) In dark attics.

4. Victor Hugo's literary character, Quasimodo, described what as "egg, nest, house, country and universe"?
(a) Aachen Cathedral.
(b) The Taj Mahal.
(c) Canterbury Cathedral.
(d) Notre Dame Cathedral.

5. Memories and images of previous dwelling places converge where according to the author?
(a) Poetry.
(b) The imagination.
(c) The new house.
(d) The soul.

6. The works of Henri Bosco feature what areas, featuring connected passages with the possibility of escape?
(a) Mega-attics.
(b) Ultra-towers.
(c) Ultra-cellars.
(d) Super-cellars.

7. Psychoanalysis of artwork is primarily an analysis of what?
(a) Mental stability.
(b) Market value of art.
(c) The personality of the artist.
(d) Isolated poetic images.

8. Which level of a house is protected with strong beams and rafters, and, states the author, has darkness that disappears in daylight?
(a) The main living area.
(b) The attic.
(c) The cellar.
(d) Every level.

9. How is a nest connected to the foliage of the forest according to the author?
(a) Both are wonders of nature.
(b) It is hidden by the foliage, and constructed from the foliage.
(c) A nest is at the mercy of surrounding foliage during windstorms.
(d) Both inspire daydreaming and poetry.

10. What is a dream house for Bachelard?
(a) A house accessible only in dreams.
(b) A home one dreams of owning or a home one purchases and alters.
(c) A house that exists only in the poetic mind.
(d) The largest house in the area.

11. For Bachelard, why is the inner space of a wardrobe an intimate space?
(a) When closed, the inner space disappears.
(b) Not everyone sees it.
(c) Clothing reveals dreams.
(d) Clothing is part of one's persona.

12. Bachelard uses what to illustrate the reality of poetic imagery?
(a) Psychoanalysis.
(b) The idea of a house.
(c) The idea of a painting.
(d) Science.

13. When should metaphor be used, in Bachelard's opinion?
(a) Rarely, only to add complexity to a poem.
(b) Frequently, to add color and variety to expression.
(c) Rarely, only when words are inadequate.
(d) Frequently, to stimulate creativity.

14. For Bachelard, what do primal images of nests and shells offer to a person?
(a) They suggest a return to the womb.
(b) They offer freedom to create poetry.
(c) They allow a person safe and pleasurable withdrawal into his corner.
(d) They offer a cure for claustrophobia.

15. For Bachelard, breaking from the principles of scientific prudence is necessary in order to do what?
(a) Understand causality.
(b) Establish a metaphysics of the imagination.
(c) Relax at home.
(d) Study psychoanalysis.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the city house no longer cosmic for the author?

2. With what did Pasternak identify the nest?

3. When memories reside in parts of a house, which of the following is true in the author's opinion?

4. What does Bachelard identify as the fatal flaw of locked boxes?

5. Bachelard wrote of the menagerie of what?

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